A newly described fossil snake in India may be the largest that ever lived, according to a team that studied 27 vertebrae recovered from a lignite mine in India. The new species is dubbed Vasuki indicus—named for India and the mythical serpent that wraps itself around the neck of the Hindu god Shiva. Extrapolating the […]
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Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. The state Senate is expected to give final approval this week to the proposal, which would create a program that fossil […]
Researchers uncover unusual ancient fossil in the Amazon
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Earth’s oceans are teeming with a multitude of life — and mysteries. To better understand the ocean floor, enterprising marine scientists decided to affix tags equipped with cameras to tiger sharks […]
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Coal, the Dirtiest Fossil Fuel, Is Preparing for a Long Goodbye
(Bloomberg) — More than two years after climate negotiators first attempted to consign coal to history, the dirtiest fossil fuel is having a moment. Most Read from Bloomberg Thanks to a combination of China’s energy insecurity — pushing Beijing back to trusted power sources — plus rising Indian demand, the continued fallout from the war […]
Bill to make it harder to retire Kentucky’s fossil fuel power plants nears passage
A Republican bill to form a group tasked with ensuring Kentucky’s coal plants “aren’t retired too quickly” by creating a series of regulatory hurdles for companies aiming to close those plants got a step closer to final passage Thursday. Senate Bill 349 from Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, would create an 18-member Energy Planning and Inventory […]
Newly identified fossil named for Kermit the Frog could help solve evolutionary puzzle
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Paleontologists with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric species — a 270 million-year-old amphibian with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin — and its name is a nod to […]
Dinosaur-age ‘nightmarish’ sea lizard fossil found
Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a “nightmarish” sea lizard species that hunted the oceans 66 million years ago. The creature, Khinjaria acuta, was about 26ft (8m) long – the same as an orca – and had “dagger-like” teeth. Researchers said the species would have lived alongside dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and […]
A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years
A man in France found a massive dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog. The titanosaur skeleton is nearly 70% complete. The discovery was kept under wraps to preserve the site but sparked a career change for the man who found it. A man happened upon a 70 million-year-old fossil while walking his dog, but he […]
240-million-year-old ‘Chinese Dragon’ fossil revealed by scientists
An international team of scientists have released images of what they say is a 240-million-year-old aquatic reptile fossil that resembles the long, snake-like features of the mythical Chinese Dragon. Dinocephalosaurus orientalis spanned more than 16,000 feet and roamed the ocean waters in China’s Triassic period, according to a news release from the National Museums of […]
Scientists unveil 240-million-year-old ‘dragon’ fossil
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Newly-discovered fossils have allowed scientists to reveal a 240-million-year-old “dragon” in its entirety for the first ever time, National Museums Scotland (NMS) said in a statement on Friday. The five-meter-long reptile from the Triassic […]